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NGC 6841 — Galaxy in Sagittarius

Galaxy Fair (29/100)

Elliptical

Magnitude 12.6m Galaxy Sagittarius (Sgr) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 12.59
Angular Size 1.6′ × 1.5′
Position Angle 162°
Distance 270.71 million ly
Galaxy Type Elliptical (E)
vF, S, R, psbM

Position & Identifiers

RA 19h 57m 48.0s
Dec -31° 49' 00.0"
Constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)
Catalog NGC 6841

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Hard Hard V. hard+
150mm Newt. Medium Hard+ Hard
C8 203mm Medium+ Medium Hard+
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Jun – Aug (peak: Jul)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 6841 · 1.6′×1.5′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Medium
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Galaxy mag 11.88 6.8° Sagittarius
RY Sgr
Medium
Variable star, range 6.1–6.8
Variable Star mag 6.25 8.8° Sagittarius
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